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Politicisation of science in COVID-19 editorial cartoons: A comparative study of cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E., Milani, E., Joubert, M., & Riedlinger, M. (2024). Politicisation of science in COVID-19 editorial cartoons: A comparative study of cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Journalism Studies, 25(8), 813-836. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2024.2342416

This study explores the representation of scientists and politicians in editorial cartoons from three countries: Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Of 466 cartoons collected from six Sunday newspapers (two from each country) over an 1... Read More about Politicisation of science in COVID-19 editorial cartoons: A comparative study of cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs (2024)
Journal Article
Silverthorne, C., Jones, B., Brooke, M., Coates, L. C., Orme, J., Robson, J. C., …Dures, E. (2024). Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs. BMJ Open, 14(4), Article e075871. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075871

Objective: Many clinically extremely vulnerable rheumatology patients have only recently ceased shielding from COVID-19, while some continue to minimise in-person contact. The objective of this study was to understand the impact of shielding and asso... Read More about Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs.

To what extent do children’s expressions of time actually refer to time? An investigation into the temporal and discursive usages of temporal adverbs in family interaction (2024)
Journal Article
Surakka, M., & Kirjavainen, M. (in press). To what extent do children’s expressions of time actually refer to time? An investigation into the temporal and discursive usages of temporal adverbs in family interaction. Journal of Child Language, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000924000114

Many studies have explored children’s acquisition of temporal adverbs. However, the extent to which children’s early temporal language has discursive instead of solely temporal meanings has been largely ignored. We report two corpus-based studies tha... Read More about To what extent do children’s expressions of time actually refer to time? An investigation into the temporal and discursive usages of temporal adverbs in family interaction.

Development of low carbon concrete and prospective of geopolymer concrete using lightweight coarse aggregate and cement replacement materials (2024)
Journal Article
Nukah, P. D., Abbey, S. J., Booth, C. A., & Oti, J. (2024). Development of low carbon concrete and prospective of geopolymer concrete using lightweight coarse aggregate and cement replacement materials. Construction and Building Materials, 428, Article 136295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136295

The use of Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag (GGBS) as an alternative cement replacement material in combination with conventional coarse aggregate have been successful in the production of near green concrete. Undoubtedly, GGBS has exhibited good... Read More about Development of low carbon concrete and prospective of geopolymer concrete using lightweight coarse aggregate and cement replacement materials.

Homagen a Luiz Sacilotto (2024)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S. Homagen a Luiz Sacilotto. [Collage]. Exhibited at Santo André, Brazil. 20 April 2024 - 25 May 2024. (Unpublished)

Composition I and II, 2024, two collage works made in response to Luiz Sacilotto's Composition painting 1949 for the exhibition: Homagen a Luiz Sacilotto, organised by Marica Rosenberger. Homagen a Luiz Sacilotto, organised by Marica Rosenberger,... Read More about Homagen a Luiz Sacilotto.

Embracing hybridity: the affordances of arts-based research for the professional doctorate in education (2024)
Journal Article
Dobson, T., & Clark, T. (in press). Embracing hybridity: the affordances of arts-based research for the professional doctorate in education. Teaching in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2024.2336163

Despite the growth of the professional doctorate in education (EdD), its potential for capturing practice is restricted by academic tradition. In this hybrid paper, we argue that arts-based research (ABR) can help rectify this. We bookend the paper w... Read More about Embracing hybridity: the affordances of arts-based research for the professional doctorate in education.

Economic crime in war (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N., & Hock, B. (2024, April). Economic crime in war. Presented at Crime and Counteraction to it in the Conditions of War and in the Postwar Perspective: An Interdisciplinary Panorama, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)

This presentation focuses on a largely unexplored area – economic crime in war. By highlighting key examples of how economic crime links to war, we aim to open the discussion on how to disrupt economic crime in war effectively. We invite scholars wit... Read More about Economic crime in war.

There’s more to life than the monomyth: multiperspectival approaches to teaching narrative and story in university film and media departments (2024)
Journal Article
Aston, J. (in press). There’s more to life than the monomyth: multiperspectival approaches to teaching narrative and story in university film and media departments. Media Practice and Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/25741136.2024.2331342

This article critiques the ongoing dominance of the Hollywood monomyth in the film and television industry, at least in the UK if not more widely. It considers how this is impacting on the teaching of narrative and story in university film and media... Read More about There’s more to life than the monomyth: multiperspectival approaches to teaching narrative and story in university film and media departments.

Urban placemaking and human wellbeing in post-pandemic planning: Implications from case study of Wapping Wharf, Bristol (2024)
Journal Article
Zhou, J., & Hatton, E. (in press). Urban placemaking and human wellbeing in post-pandemic planning: Implications from case study of Wapping Wharf, Bristol. Cities and Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2024.2337488

The way in which the living environment is designed has profound influences on inhabitants’ well-being; unfortunately, the search for leverage points for the socio-spatial assemblages of human wellbeing and the (re)configuration of their living envir... Read More about Urban placemaking and human wellbeing in post-pandemic planning: Implications from case study of Wapping Wharf, Bristol.

Association between metabolic conditions and satisfaction with care in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a survey-based study (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Recenti, F., Dell'Isola, A., Giardulli, B., Testa, M., Pchelnikova, P., Ndosi, M., & Battista, S. (2024). Association between metabolic conditions and satisfaction with care in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a survey-based study. . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.779

Purpose (the aim of the study): Satisfaction measures have been recommended as a core component for evaluating treatment outcomes in osteoarthritis (OA). People with comorbid metabolic conditions and OA need to rely on multiple interventions and may... Read More about Association between metabolic conditions and satisfaction with care in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a survey-based study.

The potential of construction robotics to reduce airborne virus transmission in the construction industry in the UK and China (2024)
Journal Article
Li, L., Yuan, P., Tang, Y., Cooper, G., Thurlbeck, S., Cheung, C. M., …Weightman, A. (2024). The potential of construction robotics to reduce airborne virus transmission in the construction industry in the UK and China. Heliyon, 10(9), Article e29697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29697

This paper aims to identify construction robotics' potential to reduce airborne virus transmission, review factors limiting the technology's adoption and highlight how similar barriers have been addressed in other industries. Construction robotics we... Read More about The potential of construction robotics to reduce airborne virus transmission in the construction industry in the UK and China.

Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Loizou, M., Arnab, S., Lameras, P., Hartley, T., Loizides, F., Kumar, P., & Sumilo, D. (2024). Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6, Article 1307817. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1307817

Emotions play an important role in human-computer interaction, but there is limited research on affective and emotional virtual agent design in the area of teaching simulations for healthcare provision. The purpose of this work is twofold: firstly, t... Read More about Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study.

Studio in the Woods 2018 (2024)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, P. Studio in the Woods 2018. 17 April 2024 - 17 April 2024. (Unpublished)

In the Summer of 2018, a group of of over 50 architects, designers and carpenters camped out in England's Wyre forest as part of Studio in the Woods. Over four days in the woods they ate together, participated in lectures and crits and conceived, des... Read More about Studio in the Woods 2018.

Ragged Cinema (2024)
Digital Artefact
Laidler, P. Ragged Cinema. [Digital Image]

The image has been created for the publication 'Left Cultures' as a response to the article titled 'Ragged Cinema' by Núria Araüna Baró and David Archibald. The image-making process combines artificial intelligence and printed matter to capture the t... Read More about Ragged Cinema.

SPGNet: A shape-prior guided network for medical image segmentation (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Song, Z., Liu, X., Zhang, W., Gong, Y., Hao, T., & Zeng, K. (in press). SPGNet: A shape-prior guided network for medical image segmentation.

Given the intricacy and variability of anatomical structures in medical images, some methods employ shape priors to constrain segmentation. However, limited by the representational capability of these priors, existing approaches often struggle to cap... Read More about SPGNet: A shape-prior guided network for medical image segmentation.

Episode 161 – The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice (2024)
Digital Artefact
Anchors, Z. (2024). Episode 161 – The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice. [BJGP Life]

The government has delivered on its commitment of recruiting 26,000 more primary care professionals through the ARRS in order to reduce patient waiting lists, widen the range of healthcare services and meet the needs of local populations. This qualit... Read More about Episode 161 – The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice.

Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Pandey, B., Banstola, A., Smart, G., Kumar Joshi, S., & Mytton, J. (in press). Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study. Global Health Research,

Background Road traffic injuries are a major global public health problem despite being avoidable and preventable. In many low- and middle-income countries, the victims of road traffic crashes do not receive care at the scene and may die before reac... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study.

An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Fouad, Z., Sinnett, D., Bray, I., McClatchey, R., & Reece, R. (in press). An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England.

Greenspaces are recognised as important features of an urban environment which are visited by residents for different purposes. This paper investigates the relationship between residents in the West of England and their surrounding greenspaces, by st... Read More about An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England.

Student interactions and self-directed activities in School Libraries: The design potentiality vs operational actuality (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Fouad, Z., & Sailer, K. (in press). Student interactions and self-directed activities in School Libraries: The design potentiality vs operational actuality.

School libraries contribute to student learning through accommodating the student self-directed activities (e.g. reading, studying, revising, drawing, etc) and interactions, all taking place during break-times. This research explores the design of sc... Read More about Student interactions and self-directed activities in School Libraries: The design potentiality vs operational actuality.